In court, Stephenson's family expressed dismay about a sentence they believe is too light. That prompted Hennepin County District Court Judge Martha Holton Dimick to extend "her condolences to the family... and [acknowledged] there was no way she could explain to the family's satisfaction that 'there are certain rules the system has to follow,'" according to information provided by county authorities.

Champions, under pressure from the city, closed for good in March.

Shortly after Powell's arrest, Ed Matthews, an attorney representing Champions, told us there was little the bar could do to prevent the shooting.

"He went through a metal detector like everybody else does when he comes in, and he has a prosthetic leg and he had the gun hidden in his prosthetic leg, so there's nothing more we could've done to prevent this," Matthews said. "He was wanded at the door, the detector went off, he showed people his prosthetic leg, and they let him in. What more are you gonna do? You can't deny someone access because they're disabled."

"Champions has good security. When stuff like this happens, you catch it on video tape and you catch the guy," Matthews continued. "It's just like if someone robs a bank and the bank robber is caught on tape and apprehended, it's not the bank's fault that it got robbed, but it's the bank's responsibility to catch the person on videotape. It's the same principle. Just because the city doesn't like this bar because it's a black bar doesn't mean it doesn't have good security."